Editing Dry Ridge, Kentucky

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| official_name      = Dry Ridge, Kentucky
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| map_caption        = Location of Dry Ridge in Grant County, Kentucky.
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Grant County, Kentucky|Grant]]
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| established_date   = 1792

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| area_total_sq_mi   = 5.08
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| population_total   = 2102
| population_density_sq_mi = 416.49
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| postal_code        = 41035
| area_code          = [[Area code 859|859]]
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| blank_info         = 21-22582
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| website            = {{URL|cdrky.org}}
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| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
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| population_est     = 2138
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'''Dry Ridge''' is a [[list of Kentucky cities|home rule-class city]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.klc.org/UserFiles/files/ClassificationReformFACT(3).pdf |title=Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform |publisher=Kentucky League of Cities |accessdate=December 30, 2014}}</ref> in [[Grant County, Kentucky|Grant County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. The population was 2,191 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2122582| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dry Ridge city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=December 8, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 1,995 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]. From around 1910 to 1960, the city's economy was dominated by business related to its mineral water wells, purported to have healing properties.<ref name=":1">{{Cite encyclopedia|title=Carlesbad Springs Hotel|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky|publisher=The University Press of Kentucky|last1=Tenkotte|first1=Paul A.|date=2015|page=154|last2=Claypool|first2=James C.}}</ref>

==Geography==
Dry Ridge is located north of the center of Grant County. It is bordered to the south by the city of [[Williamstown, Kentucky|Williamstown]], the [[county seat]]. [[Interstate 75]] passes through Dry Ridge, with access from Exit 159. I-75 leads north {{convert|35|mi}} to [[Cincinnati]] and south {{convert|49|mi}} to [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]]. [[U.S. Route 25]] (Main Street) runs through the center of Dry Ridge, leading north {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Crittenden, Kentucky|Crittenden]] and south {{convert|4|mi|0}} to the center of Williamstown.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Dry Ridge has a total area of {{convert|11.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.09|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.72%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==History==
The community now known as Dry Ridge was settled about 1792 as "Campbell's Station" near a spring said to have medicinal qualities.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IuGCoLRCN-kC&q=%22dry+ridge%22+AND+kentucky&pg=PA264 | title=The WPA Guide to Kentucky | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | date=1996 | accessdate=24 November 2013 | author=Federal Writers' Project | pages=264| isbn=0813108659 }}</ref>

A post office called "Dry Ridge" was established in 1815 at an inn. Dry Ridge takes its name from a ridge surrounded by inns where travelers stopped for water before proceeding.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&q=cannon+ky&pg=PA85 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=1987 | accessdate=2013-04-28 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=85| isbn=0813126312 }}</ref>

In 1909, the city was incorporated, the last incorporated in Grant County. That same year, a creamery company found mineral water which was believed to have medical properties. During the early part of the 20th century, Dry Ridge was the home of Kentucky Carlsbad Mineral Water Bottling Company, and home of the Carlsbad Hotel completed in 1911.<ref name=":0">{{Cite encyclopedia|title=Dry Ridge|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky|publisher=The University Press of Kentucky|last1=Tenkotte|first1=Paul A.|date=2015|page=283|last2=Claypool|first2=James C.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uC5LAQAAIAAJ&q=Dry+Ridge+was+the+home+of+Kentucky+Carlsbad+Mineral+Water+Bottling+Company|title=Kentucky Progress Magazine ...|last=Commission|first=Kentucky Progress|date=1931|language=en}}</ref> People came to Dry Ridge from all over the eastern United States to take the [[mineral water]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WHJQAQAAMAAJ&q=mineral+water+dry+ridge&pg=PA1050|title=The Southwestern Reporter|date=1922|publisher=West Publishing Company|language=en}}</ref> of what was known as the Kentucky Carlsbad Springs, although it was not a spring, but a well.<ref name=":1" /> The hotel was destroyed by fire on February 25, 1927.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|title=Fire|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky|publisher=The University Press of Kentucky|last1=Tenkotte|first1=Paul A.|date=2015|page=332|last2=Claypool|first2=James C.}}</ref>

In 1937, a [[water distribution system]] was created with water from [[Williamstown, Kentucky]]'s lake.<ref name=":0" />

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1910 = 143
| 1920 = 129
| 1930 = 97
| 1940 = 257
| 1950 = 640
| 1960 = 802
| 1970 = 1100
| 1980 = 1250
| 1990 = 1601
| 2000 = 1995
| 2010 = 2191
| 2020 = 2102
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 2138
| estref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,995 people, 771 households, and 535 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|428.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 861 housing units at an average density of {{convert|184.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.55% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.30% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.70% of the population.

There were 771 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,647, and the median income for a family was $32,202. Males had a median income of $38,000 versus $23,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,568. About 21.0% of families and 23.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.0% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Grant County students are served by [[Grant County Middle School]] and [[Grant County High School]], both located in Dry Ridge.

==Notable people==
*[[Lulu Vere Childers]], African-American music educator
*[[Skeeter Davis]] (Mary Frances Penick, 1931–2004), country-pop (or [[Nashville sound]]) singer

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Dry Ridge has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=724211&cityname=Dry+Ridge%2C+Kentucky%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Dry Ridge, Kentucky]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://cdrky.org/ City of Dry Ridge official website]
* [http://www.nkyviews.com/grant/grant_main.htm Historical Texts and Images of Dry Ridge]

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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Grant County, Kentucky]]